Sauder School of Business

Sauder School of Business

UBC Sauder School of Business is recognized among the Top 1% of business schools in the world.

From the Sauder School Website:

Sauder’s diverse portfolio of academic programs combines theory with practical application, emphasizing business fundamentals and critical thinking. We offer undergraduate, graduate, doctorate, executive education, certificate and diploma programs designed to help graduates and business professionals excel in today’s business climate

As such, Sauder can be quite competitive to get into (GPA = High 80%…but the average GPA is usually around 92%).

Any students wishing to apply for Sauder should make sure to combine their Academic Courses with theirExtracurricular (Clubs, Councils, Volunteer Work, Sports, Etc.), as students will be required to complete a “BCom Personal Profile” with their General Application.

The BCom Personal Profile plays a significant role in our admissions decisions so ensure that you take care in completing it and try to make us say “WOW!” when we read yours.

Here are some Tips to completing the BCom Personal Profile:

This is your opportunity to tell us about yourself

Tell us about some of your more significant extracurricular activities

Focus your attention on what you learned as a result of your experiences rather then what the experiences were

Keep in mind that the factors considered in the evaluation of your application include:

Academic performance

Demonstrated leadership skills

Communication skills

Goal-setting and problem solving skills

Community contributions

Teamwork

Courses you should/need to take while in Grade 11/12

English 12 (this is a requirement for Graduation and applying to Sauder)

Math Principles 12/Pre-Calculus 12 (this is a requirement in applying to Sauder)

Calculus 12/AP Calculus

HIGHLY recommended as you will be required to take Calculus in First Year, and if you’ve never taken it before, you will struggle

AP Macroeconomics

You will be required to take Macroeconomics in First Year, and will benefit from taking this course

AP Microeconomics

You will be required to take Microeconomics in First Year, and will benefit from taking this course

Economics 12 (if you do not take AP Macro/Micro)

You will be required to take Macroeconomics & Microeconomics in First Year, and will benefit from taking this course

AP Statistics

You will be required to do take Statistics within the program, and will benefit from taking this course

Financial Accounting 12

HIGHLY recommended as you will be required to take Financial Accounting in First Year, and if you’ve never taken it before, you will struggle

Marketing 11 and/or 12

If you want to focus on anything in the Marketing realm while in the BCom program, having this course will benefit you

Entrepreneureship 12

If you want to focus on Marketing or Opening a Business, then having this course will benefit you